Highlights
- Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero aims to recreate the iconic Dragon Ball fights and will feature a wide range of characters and forms.
- The game will have a massive roster, possibly surpassing its predecessor’s 162 characters, with 24 confirmed versions of Goku and Vegeta.
- Other popular Dragon Ball characters have been glimpsed in the trailers, hinting at a diverse roster that includes characters from Dragon Ball Super.
Although its release window isn’t clear yet, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero is shaping up nicely. This entry will progress the Budokai Tenkaichi series after over a decade of inactivity, switching to the Japanese “Sparking” subtitle in the process. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero promises a faithful recreation of Dragon Ball fights from across the series, giving players access to as many forms and fighters as it can. It may need to remove its predecessors’ niche picks to make room for a Dragon Ball Super-era roster, but Sparking Zero should be able to smooth that over by delivering on its potential fanservice.
To do that, Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero needs to make sure that its character spread is on point. Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 3 is famous for having one of the largest fighting game rosters ever, totaling 162 characters with each individual form counting as its own slot. To fulfill fandom hopes of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero one-upping that, its Goku vs. Vegeta trailer implies there will be 164 characters at launch. Across the first two gameplay trailers, 40 of those have been revealed, and they paint a telling picture of how Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero‘s roster will unfold.
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero May Have Characters from Unexpected Show
A Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero leaker claims that characters from an upcoming Dragon Ball TV series will be represented in the game’s roster.
All Gokus and Vegetas Confirmed For Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero
It has become a running joke in the community that Dragon Ball game rosters are dominated by Goku and Vegeta, and Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero has leaned into that early. 24 characters so far are different forms and instances of the iconic Shonen Jump rivals, those being:
- Goku (Z — Early)
- Goku (Z — Mid)
- Goku (Z — Mid), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Z — End)
- Goku (Z — End), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Z — End), Super Saiyan 2
- Goku (Z — End), Super Saiyan 3
- Goku (Super)
- Goku (Super), Super Saiyan
- Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God
- Goku (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Z — Scouter)
- Great Ape Vegeta
- Vegeta (Z — Early)
- Vegeta (Z — Early), Super Saiyan
- Super Vegeta
- Vegeta (Z — End)
- Vegeta (Z — End), Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Z — End), Super Saiyan 2
- Majin Vegeta
- Vegeta (Super)
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God
- Vegeta (Super), Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan
Right away, this confirms that Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero still counts unique characters and all the forms of those characters as roster slots. Players should be able to pick whichever version of Goku or Vegeta they want, and transform into applicable ones mid-battle. Great Ape Vegeta in particular confirms the return of giant transformations for specific Dragon Ball characters, though a number of likely Goku and Vegeta versions like their GT selves, assorted fusions, and Goku’s Ultra Instinct forms haven’t been confirmed yet.
Every Other Dragon Ball Character Glimpsed In Sparking Zero
Brief flashes of other popular Dragon Ball characters have featured in both major Sparking Zero trailers, and all 16 of them are included in the roster diagram at the end of the Goku vs. Vegeta trailer.
- Android 17 (Super)
- Android 18
- Bergamo
- Broly (Super), Wrathful
- Broly (Super), Super Saiyan
- Cell, Perfect Form
- Frieza, Final Form
- Future Trunks (Z), Super Saiyan
- Future Trunks (Super), Super Saiyan
- Hercule
- Jiren
- Krillin
- Majin Buu, Innocent
- Piccolo (Z)
- Tien Shinhan
- Yamcha
Apart from Bergamo, there are no surprises in this set. Several characters, like the arc villains and Future Trunks, will likely fill more slots with their other forms. They should be joined by some obvious missing faces, like Dragon Ball Super saga villains Beerus and Goku Black, as well as popular supporting figures like Videl, Hit, and Kefla. There will probably be an emphasis on Dragon Ball Super characters filling out Sparking Zero‘s roster, so fans could also see the rest of Bergamo’s Trio De Dangers, Ribrianne, certain Pride Troopers, and more. Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero promises to be one of the biggest celebrations in Dragon Ball history, and it’s already off to a good start.
